Aligning means for neckties



Sept, 22 3953 A. CONFINO ALIGNING MEANS FOR NECKTIES 2 Sheets-Sheet lFiled March 21, 1951 INVENTOR. ALBERT CONFINO Spt. 22, 1953 Filed March21, 1951 A. CONFINO ALIGNING MEANS FOR NECKTIES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2INVENTOR. ALBERT Commo Patented Sept. 22, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFIE 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in meansfor aligning and securing the depending end portions of four-inhand tieto a shirt front.

More specifically, the present invention proposes the provision of ameans for aligning and securing the depending end portions of afourin-hand tie to a shirt front in such a manner that the end portionswill be maintained in position one on the other and from blowing aboutespecially when such a tie is worn without covering outer garments.

Another object of the present invention proposed characterizing thealigning a securing means by an elongated securing strip which isextended vertically along the rear faces of the depending end portionsand which is secured at its top end to one of those end portions andformed along its length with vertically spaced buttonholes for selectiveengagement with the adjacent button of the shirt front in a manner tomount the end portion in position.

Still further, the present invention proposes mounting the securingstrip at its top end to the rear face of the wider front end portion andto provide the narrow rear portion with a buttonhole through which thefree bottom end of the strip can be passed before being buttoned to theshirt button in a manner so that the tie can be tied and then the endportions can be mounted in position.

A further object of the present invention proposes forming the freenarrower end portion of the tie with vertically spaced buttonholesthrough which the free bottom end of the securing strip can beselectively engaged depending upon the kind of knot-regular, halfWindsor or full Windsor knot-that is tied in the tie at the neck of thewearer.

The present invention further proposes forming the securing strip as aT-shaped member with the ends of the cross head portion secured to therear face of the wider front portion of the tie in a manner to form aloop for receiving the narrow rear end portion of the tie after whichthe depending bar portion of the strip can be buttoned to the shirtbutton.

A still further object of the present invention proposes attaching thetop end of the vertical securing the strip to the rear face of thenarrow rear end portion and attaching a short horizontal strip to therear face of the wider front end portion in a manner to form a loopthrough which the rear end portion can be passed after which thevertical securing strip can be buttoned to the shirt front.

Still another object of the present invention proposes securing thevertically extended securing strip to the rear face of the narrower rearend portion of the tie only in a manner to secure only that narrowerrear end portion of the tie to the shirt front.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide an aligningand securing means for four-in-hand neckties which can be applied to theties regardless of whether they are made from silk, nylon, rayon, knitmaterial or any other similar materials used for making such ties andregardless of whether the ties are of the preformed type or of the typewhich must be knotted each time it is worn.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view showing a tie having an aligning andsecuring means in accordance with the present invention as it appearswhen worn.

Fig. 2 is a partial side elevational view looking in the direction ofthe line 2-2 on Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the tie, per se, showing the tiealigning and securing means of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but illustrating a modification ofthe present invention.

Fig. 5 is still another view similar to Fig. 3, but illustrating stillanother modification of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a still further view similar to Fig. 3 illustrating anothermodification of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a rear elevational view of a four-inhand necktie constructedin accordance with still another modification of the present invenion.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 4, but illustrating the tie constructedin accordance with another modification of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the narrow strip of fabric materialsecured to the rear face of the Wide front end portion of the tie shownin Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 6, but illustrating the tieconstructed in accordance with still another modification of the presentinvention.

The means for aligning and securing the depending end portions of afour-in-hand tie, ac-

cording to the first form of the present invention shown in Figs. 1 to3, has been shown applied to a necktie H), which in Fig. 1 has beenillustrated as it appears when worn with a conventional shirt ll havinga collar I2. The tie it] has the usual knot 14 from which there dependsthe usual wide front end portion 16 and the narrower rear end portionlfl The tie 10 has the usual overlapping flaps on the rear face thereofwhich are tacked together at spaced points by groups of stitches IS.

The aligning and securing means comprises a narrow strip of fabricmaterial [5 which is located to the rear of the end portions W and ofthe tie when it is worn. The strip of material 15 is extended verticallyand secured at its top and to the rear face of the wide front endportion Ii] by a single line of stitches [6, see Fig. 3. Along itslength, the strip of material i is formed with a vertical line of spacedbuttonholes I! for selective engagement with one of the buttons l8 ofthe shirt front.

The narrow rear end portion [0 of the tie is formed with a singlehorizontally extended buttonhole l9 of a width just slightly greaterthan the width of the strip of material IS. The arrangement of thebuttonhole I9 permits the free bottom end of the strip of material IE tobe passed through the buttonhole i9 before the strip of material isbuttoned to the shirt front.

The manner of using the tie having the aligning and securing the meansof the present invention is as follows:

The tie IE} is knotted in position with relation to the collar ii of theshirt II in the usual manner with the knot 14 being located at thecollar I2 as shown in Fig. 1. Upon completion of the knotting, the freeend of the strip of material i5 is passed through the buttonhole H9 inthe narrower rear end portion lil of the tie. One of the buttonholes I!of the strip of material I5 is then engaged with the nearest button itof the shirt ll so as to maintain both of the end portions W and of thetie in position depended from the knot l4.

Even though the end portions us and [0 of the tie it) are secured inposition to the shirt, the slidable arrangement of the strip of material55 through the buttonhole l9 and the vertical disposition of thebuttonholes ll of the strip of material permits slight adjustment of theend portions Ii] and l with relation to each other to tighten the knotl4 and/or to properly locate the knot with relation to the collar.During such adjustment, the narrow rear end portion Iii of the tie willslide vertically relative to the strip of material l5, as permitted bythe buttonhole l9 and the front end portion Ill together with the stripof material I5 will move slightly vertically relative to the button l8onto which the strip of material is buttoned, as permitted by thevertical disposition of the buttonholes 11. Thus, some adjustment of theend portions [0 and l is possible, with both of those end portionssecured in position, without disturbing the neat dependent appearance ofthe tie end portions.

In the modification of the invention shown in Fig. 4, the formation ofthe aligning and securing means differs from that previously describedby the fact that the narrow rear end portion I0 of the tie I0 is formedwith three vertically spaced horizontally extended buttonholes 9 [9 and[9 through which the free end portion of the strip of material l5 can beselectively en- 4 gaged depending upon the type of knot which is tied inthe tie IO For example, if a regular knot is tied in the tie lil thenthe free end portion of the strip of material I5 is to be passed throughthe buttonhole [9 If a half Windsor knot is tied, then the free end ofthe strip of material I5 is passed through the buttonhole 19 On theother hand, if a full Windsor knot is tied then the free end of thestrip of material is passed through the buttonhole [9.

It is appreciated that each of those knot types requires progressivelymore of the material of the tie II] for forming the knot, which materialis usually taken away from the depending rear end portion l of the tiemaking that end portion shorter with the result that the buttonholes l9[9 and H are raised with relation to the location of the strip ofmaterial 15. The tie of this modified construction possesses all of theadjustment features of the previous form of the invention.

In all other respects, the form of the invention shown in Fig. 4 issimilar to that described in connection with the first form of theinvention and like reference numerals are used to identify like parts inall of the several views.

The modification of the invention illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawingis characterized by the fact that a T-shaped strip of material I5 issecured to the rear face of the wide front portion Iii of thefour-in-hand necktie N The cross-head portion 15 of the T-shaped stripof material i5 is secured at its ends to the rear face of the wide frontportion Ill by lines of stitches ifi forming a loop through which thenarrower rear end portion l of the tie is slidably passed to be retainedin position.

Depending from the cross-head portion 15, there is the vertical barportion 15 of the T- shaped strip of material I5 which is formed withthe vertically spaced vertically extended buttonholes H for selectiveengagement with the button of the shirt front. It is appreciated, ofcourse, that the vertical bar portion 5 can be made of one piece withthe cross-head portion Hi or those portions can be made of separateparts joined together at their junction without departing from the scopeand intent of the present invention.

After the tie IO has been knotted in position with relation to thecollar of a shirt, the depending rear end portion 10 is passed throughthe loop formed by the cross-head portion l5 of the strip of material i5and the appropriate buttonhole ll of the depending bar portion H3 of thestrip of material is engaged with the adjacent button of the shirt frontto maintain both of the end portions 10 and 50 of the tie in position.

Otherwise, the form of the invention shown in Fig. 5 is similar to thatdescribed in connection with Figs. 1 to 3 and like parts are identifiedby like reference numerals.

In the modification of the invention shown in Fig. 6, the strip ofmaterial I5 is secured by the stitches I 6 to the rear face of thenarrower rear end portion 10 of the necktie I0". The strip of material[5 has the vertically extended buttonholes l! for selective engagementwith the shirt button.

Secured to the rear face of the wide front end portion ID of the tiel0", there is a horizontally extended strip of material 20. The strip ofmaterial 20 is secured at its ends to the rear face of the front endportion It! by lines of stitches 2|. Thus, the strip of material 20 actsin conjunction with the rear face of the wide front portion III to forma loop through the narrower rear end portion lll is slidably passedafter which the strip of material [5" is buttoned to the appropriatebutton of the shirt front to secure both of the end portions of the tiein position. The slidable extension of the rear end portion Ill throughthe loop formed by the strip of material 20 and the vertical dispositionof the buttonholes [1 permits slight adjustment of the end portions [IIIand Ill with relation to each other to tighten and/or locate the knot ofthe tie Ii] with relation to the collar of the shirt, as described inconnection with the first form of the invention.

In addition, the strip of material I5", is formed intermediate of itsends with a pair of vertically spaced horizontally extended buttonholes22. One of the buttonholes 22 can be engaged with a button of the shirtfront, if desired during especially windy weather, to hold the widefront end portion 10 from being blown about on the rear end portion loas permitted by the loop formation on the front end portion throughwhich the rear end portion lll is passed. On the other hand, theprovision of the buttonholes 22 permits the tie end portions 10 and tobe anchored in position, with the end portion 10 passed through the loopformed by the strip of 0 material 20, by engaging one of the buttonholes22 with the shirt button, without using the strip of material IS".

The horizontal disposition of the buttonholes 22 will permit somelateral shifting of the front end portion H) of the tie [0* withrelation to the button onto which the strip of material 20 is secured sothat the tie will not have the pasted down look.

The form of the invention shown in Fig. 6 is similar in all otherrespects to that described in connection with Figs. 1 to 3 and likeparts carry the same reference numerals.

The modification of the invention shown in Fig. 7 is characterized bythe fact that the strip of material l5 is secured to the rear face ofthe rear end portion lo of the necktie IU by a line of stitches |6. Thestrip of material l5 is provided with the buttonholes H for selectiveengagement with the shirt button securing only the rear portion [0 ofthe tie [0 in position. The front end portion In is left, free formovement relative to the rear end portion Ill In the modification of theinvention shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the tie [0 has a strip of fabricmaterial l5" secured to the rear face of the wide front end portion I0and a single buttonhole l9 formed in the narrow rear end portion ID".

The strip of material W is formed with spaced sets of buttonholes I! and11 and is secured to the wide front end portion H! at its top end by aline of stitches IS. A second line of stitches [6 joins the strip ofmaterial l5 to the rear face of the wide front end portion [0intermediate the ends of the strip of material and between the sets ofbuttonholes ll and Il The formation of the modification of the inventionis such that with a conventional knot formed in the tie, the free bottomend of the strip of material I5 can be passed through the buttonhole l9and then one of the buttonholes I! can be engaged with the shirt button.On the other hand, if the knot tied in the tie [0 takes up so much ofthe rear end portion ll] of the tie ID" as to raise the buttonhole l9above the strip of material 20*.

line of stitches l6 then an appropriate button of the shirt can bepassed through the buttonhole 19 and then through the buttonhole of theset of buttonholes l'l most nearly aligned with the buttonhole l9 tosecure the two end portions H] and 10 of the tie HI in their dependedposition along the front of the shirt.

In other respects this modification of the in-- vention is similar tothat illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 and like reference numerals identifylike parts in all of the views.

The modification of the invention shown in Fig. 10 is characterized bythe fact that the tie I0 has the strip of fabric material l5 secured tothe rear face of the narrow rear end portion 10 of the tie.

The strip of material [5 has spaced sets of buttonholes ll and Il and issecured at its top end to the rear face of the narrow end portion lfl ofthe tie by the line of stitches Hi A second line of stitches [6 securesthe strip of material I5 to the narrow end portion [0 intermediate ofits ends and between the sets of buttonholes 11 and [1 Secured to therear face of the wide front end portion Hi of the tie l0, there is ahorizontally extended strip of material 20* secured at its ends to therear face of the end portion [U by the lines of stitches 2|. The stripof material 20 is formed with a pair of vertically spaced buttonholes22.

Following knotting of the tie lo the free end of the narrow rear endportion Ill together with the strip of material [S is passed through theloop formed by the front end portion H1 and the One of the buttonholesof the set of buttonholes l'l can then be engaged with an appropriatebutton of the shirt front connecting the tie thereto. On the other hand,instead of using one of the buttonholes of the set of buttonholes 11*,an appropriate button of the shirt can be passed through one of thebutton holes 22 and then through an aligned buttonhole of the set ofbuttonholes lI so as to maintain the depending end portions [0 and l0 inposition on the shirt front.

In other respects, the modification of the invention shown in Fig. 10 issimilar to that shown in Fig. 6 and like reference numerals are used toidentify the same parts.

From the foregoing description, it is apparent that the presentinvention proposes a novel aligning and securing means for the dependingend portions of a conventional four-in-hand necktie which is always inposition on the tie and. ready for its intended purpose. The aligningand securing means employs no metal parts so that the means in no wayinterferes with the laundering or dry cleaning of the ties for thepurpose of restoring the fresh new look of the tie. At the same time,the aligning and securing means does not rigidly secure the end portionsof the tie in position so that some relative adjustment of those endportions is possible for the purpose of tightening and/or locating theknot of the tie with relation to the collar.

This aligning means for four-in-hand neckties is especially applicableto be worn without the clasps, in the center of the shirt, by servicemen, policemen, bellhops, elevator operators, and by any other men orboys who Wear uniforms of any type during the summer months when thejackets may be discarded.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be 7 understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

Means for aligning and securing the depending front and rear endportions of a four-inhand necktie to a button of a shirt with which thetie is worn, comprising an elongated securing strip of material extendedvertically along the rear face of the depending front end portion, andmeans securing said strip at its top end to the rear face of the frontend portion, said strip having vertically spaced buttonholes along itslength for selective engagement with the button of the shirt, the rearend portion of the tie having a plurality of vertically spacedhorizontally disposed buttonholes through which the free end portion ofsaid strip of material is selectively passed before being buttoned tothe shirt button.

ALBERT CONFINO.

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